Metal clip for holding expanded or other metal angle corners in walls



Dec. 6, 1932. I J, TAYLQR 1,890,239

METAL CLIP FOR HOLDING EXPANDED OR OTHER METAL ANGLE CORNERS IN WALLS Filed March 28, 1931 [I F15! H i i: E /6 m I M I ll I I: I L5; 1 z: i I ,5 l' i 5- I Z :i 1

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INVENTOR FIE-4 ioYzl. Fina/e B I a ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 6, 1932 ROY JITAYLOR, OF ASHTABULA COUNTY,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE V onro, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF To "run AMERIGA N GYPSUM 00., orron'r cLm'roM'oman CORPORATION or 01110 METAL our FOR HOLDING EXPANDED on OTHER METAL ANGLE commas m WALLS Application filed March 28, 1931., Serial No. 525,925.

This invention relates to corner structures including a metal clip specially designed for holding expanded or other metal angle corners in walls.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a handy clip which may be pressed in between the joints'of sheet rock or plaster board by the thumb of the worker without the use of hammer or nails.

This clip is not fastened to the joist or studding and any shrinkage or settlingof plurality of such joists or studding will not affect the board overwhich the plaster is spread and hence will eliminate to a material extent the h cracking of the plaster in the corners of a wall.

Another advantage of the invention that the application of this clip insures a neat clean job of plastering.

Various other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating an operative embodiment thereof;

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective mentary portion of a wall corner held in position by the clip; Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a fragment of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the clip; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 3. a

Referring specifically to the drawing, the studding is indicated at 10 with the plaster board 11 and metal corner 12 which has a diamond shaped apertures 13 through one of which the prong 14 of the clip is pushed, the clip comprising an angular plate the parts along the outer surface of the metal corner 12 and holds it pressed against the plaster view Ora-fragwith the metal against the board, said 15 and 16 of which lie by the plaster.

or shrinking of the 'studding, which otherwise might cause crackingof the plaster.

Iclaim: V r The combination, in a corner structure for buildings, of studding, plaster board thereon, a reticulated'metal corner angle'fitting metal having diamond shaped openings, against the metal angle, each clip consisting and clips fitting The clip and angle'therefore are not disturbed or distorted by any settling" ofa flat metal plate having a cornerangle and a prong bent down along one edge of the 7 angle between tendingdiagonally through one of saidopenings in a direction transverse to the length of the metal corner angle.

In testimony whereof, nature.

ROY -J. TAYLOR.

theends of the plate andex I do aflix. my sig-" board 11. Aplurality of these clips may be I V i used along the length of the metal corner.

pressed into the board 11 to clip or hold the corner angle in position, so that the plate lies closely against the angle and is covered 

